I personally see this as a sign of success and a push for legitimacy. Facebook is massive, but it likely faced similar problems before it gained its power. For now, steemit has a lot to prove, especially because of the actual money maintained on the platform. With the current transparency and updating, these attacks could solidify steemit and the steem blockchain as a pillar for decentralized media because they will push for improvement. If these attacks never succeed, they can only help, hopefully.